EP3765853C0 - Verfahren zur überwachung der behandlungsreaktion und des krankheitsverlaufs in subjekten unter verwendung zirkulierender zellen - Google Patents

Verfahren zur überwachung der behandlungsreaktion und des krankheitsverlaufs in subjekten unter verwendung zirkulierender zellen

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EP3765853C0
EP3765853C0 EP19713958.7A EP19713958A EP3765853C0 EP 3765853 C0 EP3765853 C0 EP 3765853C0 EP 19713958 A EP19713958 A EP 19713958A EP 3765853 C0 EP3765853 C0 EP 3765853C0
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Daniel Adams
Cha-Mei Tang
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Creatv Microtech Inc
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    • G01N2800/52Predicting or monitoring the response to treatment, e.g. for selection of therapy based on assay results in personalised medicine; Prognosis

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EP19713958.7A 2018-03-13 2019-03-13 Verfahren zur überwachung der behandlungsreaktion und des krankheitsverlaufs in subjekten unter verwendung zirkulierender zellen Active EP3765853B1 (de)

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US201862642318P 2018-03-13 2018-03-13
US201862658122P 2018-04-16 2018-04-16
US201862747796P 2018-10-19 2018-10-19
US201862768561P 2018-11-16 2018-11-16
US201962794580P 2019-01-19 2019-01-19
PCT/US2019/022050 WO2019178226A1 (en) 2018-03-13 2019-03-13 Methods for monitoring treatment response and disease progression in subjects using circulating cells

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US (1) US20210041445A1 (de)
EP (1) EP3765853B1 (de)
JP (2) JP7449640B2 (de)
KR (1) KR102834526B1 (de)
CN (1) CN112074742A (de)
AU (1) AU2019235771B2 (de)
CA (1) CA3093053A1 (de)
ES (1) ES2980135T3 (de)
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JP2021517241A (ja) 2021-07-15
JP7692075B2 (ja) 2025-06-12
WO2019178226A1 (en) 2019-09-19
KR102834526B1 (ko) 2025-07-16
CA3093053A1 (en) 2019-09-19
JP7449640B2 (ja) 2024-03-14
EP3765853A1 (de) 2021-01-20
US20210041445A1 (en) 2021-02-11
CN112074742A (zh) 2020-12-11
AU2019235771B2 (en) 2025-03-13
KR20200131837A (ko) 2020-11-24
ES2980135T3 (es) 2024-09-30
AU2019235771A1 (en) 2020-09-24
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